assent

assent
v
1.(often fol. by to) agree, concur, accord, harmonize, think alike, be of one mind; admit, grant, allow, approve, accept, go along with, Inf. take to, Inf. cotton to, Inf. buy; acknowledge, recognize, Archaic. agnize, subscribe to.
2. yield, acquiesce, concede, give in, submit; obey, comply with, abide by, consent to, defer to, conform to; side with, fall in with, Sl. string along with, go with the stream, join in the chorus, go with the current.
3.(often fol. by to) testify, endorse, uphold, sustain, corroborate, substantiate, verify, confirm, ratify, homologate; countersign, seal; check, visa, vise, clinch.
n
4. agreement, concurrence, acceptance, accord, accordance; consent, approval, approbation, accedence; authorization, permission, go-ahead, Inf. green light; unanimity, unison, consensus; acknowledgment, recognition, confession, admission, avowal, affirmation.
5. compliance, abidance, conformity, obedience, morigeration, allegiance, observance; acquiescence, yielding, concession, submission, capitulation.
6. confirmation, corroboration, endorsement, verification, ratification; sanction, visa, vise1, check.

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